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ROLAND RALPH JOHN
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
November 1, 1947 – March 1, 1967
Service recordRoland Ralph John, of Painesville, Ohio, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on March 1, 1967, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 15E, Line 128 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15E · Line 128
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- November 1, 1947
- Home of record
- Painesville, Ohio (Lake County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 1, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
32 names on the Wall carry the date March 1, 1967; two of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In March 1967, 1,091 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 15E, Line 128
- TOMMY DOYLE HIGGERSONSpecialist Four · March 1, 1967
- ALVESTER HILLStaff Sergeant · March 1, 1967
- JOSE HOLGUIN JRLance Corporal · March 1, 1967
- ROBERT EDWARD JOHNSONCorporal · March 1, 1967
From Painesville
- RICHARD LEE HIDOSpecialist Four · June 29, 1966
- BUDD EDWARD HOODSpecialist Four · February 28, 1967
- HARRY D HUSTON JRCorporal · September 24, 1967
- DAVID HENRY MERRIAMSpecialist Four · November 17, 1968
- EUGENE PIZZINO IISergeant · March 16, 1969
- JAMES MICHAEL NESSELROTTEPrivate First Class · June 19, 1969
- CHARLES ALAN HOODPrivate First Class · August 12, 1969
- ROOSEVELT JUNIOR BRAGGSPrivate · June 5, 1970
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.